The 'Here's what I had for dinner last night' thread - Part I

Toast4532

We are having roast beer chicken tonight, cannot wait. It's been ages since we had it so I'm really looking forward to it.

Overflow

I went out fishing yesterday and caught 5 decent sized mackrel.

So I had Chilli, Garlic, Lemon Mackrel with fried Chorizo, lemon and red onion Potatoes, garnished with loads of fresh parsley.

Damn it was tasty !

Mrs Fox

Last night I tried out one of those recipes from Lidl's weekly brochure -- Tannery Roast Chicken with crispy bacon in red wine vinegar. Very tasty indeed; served with roast potatoes, garden peas and corn on the cob.

dipdip

Last night we had salmon with a herb crust, roasted baby potatoes and broccoli, followed by jam doughnut muffins from the cooking club.

BullBauld

Had me some lasagne...

annamcmahon

Yesterday we had smoky BBQ baked beans with butter, cannelloni and aduki beans. I put some BBQ sausages from lidl in it. So glad I found smoked paprika last week. It was really delicious
Today we had baked cod, rice and basil and balsamic cherry tomatoes. It was simple but really tasty

dipdip

Tonight we had a spicy Mexican chicken and 3 bean stew with rice, sour cream and grated cheddar.

RasTa

A quick and lazy supper of fish, peas and potato skins. The first time I have made batter and deep fried something in years. Damn it was tasty

decisions

Not really dinner, more of a snack between 3 of us. Came back from the cinema with a few friends, hungry but not wanting dinner.

I had some chicken already cooked in the fridge and peppers and onions chopped so I threw them on the pan and heated up Franks, butter and herbs. Then chucked it on a plate.

Quick and easy.

Dizzyblonde

I've had a longing for hash since Faith made it, and the only cooked meat I had in the fridge was thickly cut shop-bought corned beef so I used that. It was delicious and I'll definitely be making it again - and again! Thanks Faith

Mrs Fox

^^^ I'd love to break that yolk... That looks really tasty, Dizzy

The Sweeper

I have four excellent looking duck eggs in my fridge. This is a good thing. I think there's going to be a potato cake and a poached duck egg in the offing...

fussyonion

Tonight we had Angus sirloin steaks from Aldi's Specially Selected range, seasoned and griddled, served with fried onions and mushrooms, carrots, creamy mashed potatoes, crispy roast potatoes and gravy.

April O Neill

fussyonion wrote: »

Tonight we had Angus sirloin steaks from Aldi's Specially Selected range, seasoned and griddled, served with fried onions and mushrooms, carrots, creamy mashed potatoes, crispy roast potatoes and gravy.

Love the old skool scoops of mash. My mammy does them that way!

fussyonion

April O Neill wrote: »

Love the old skool scoops of mash. My mammy does them that way!

Haha! We always have scoops, it's the only way

brandon_flowers

First ever post in here

Spicy Italian Sausage Rigatoni (OK I cheated, there was no Rigatoni in the shop so I used Penne Rigate instead). It is slightly better with Rigatoni as the sauce fills the tubes a lot more. It is a real Italian recipe I got from a colleague so I'll post it if anyone is interested.

Before Baking.....



Before Devouring.....



Quick and Easy Ingredients & Recipe for above

5 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
2/3 crushed cloves of garlic
Half a white onion very finely chopped
Large red bell pepper finely chopped
400g of tomato and basil sauce
300g of sun-dried tomato sauce
500g of good quality pork sausage/spicy Italian sausage
6 finely copped cayenne peppers (increased or decreased depending on sausages used)
500g of Rigatoni pasta
200g of grated mozzarella, 200g of gratted ricotta, 200g of grated parmesan
2 tablespoons fresh basil finely chopped.

Preparation
In a dish or bowl chop the sausages into small pieces, drizzle with 2 tbs oil and mix with chopped chilli peppers. Roll the chilli into the sausage if you want.

Cooking
Add 3 tbs of oil to large skillet or wok
Add garlic and onion and soften nicely over medium heat.
Add sausage/oil/chilli mix and mix well
Add the chopped red bell pepper when the sausage is almost cooked and mix for 3-4 mins
Add the tomato sauce and sundried tomato and mix well for 3-4 mins
Add 100g of mozzarella, 100g of ricotta and 50g of parmesan and mix well
When you have a nice consistent mix of all ingredients reduce the heat and let simmer
Preheat your oven to 180degC
Boil the pasta in a large pot of salted water
Drain the pasta well and leave sit for a minute or two
Transfer the sausage/sauce mix from the skillet/wok to the pot the pasta was boiled in and then re-add the pasta.
Add 1 tablespoon of basil and mix well.

Transfer the complete mix to a large baking dish, even out the top and try to have a nice covering of sauce at the top also.
Sprinkle the last 100g of mozza and ricotta and tablespoon of basil over the surface.
Put it in the oven for 15 minutes, careful not to burn the cheese. The strength of your oven will decide this!
Serve with the remaining grated parmesan.

Serves 4/5 people.

Buon appetito!

hardCopy

brandon_flowers wrote: »

First ever post in here

Spicy Italian Sausage Rigatoni (OK I cheated, there was no Rigatoni in the shop so I used Penne Rigate instead). It is slightly better with Rigatoni as the sauce fills the tubes a lot more. It is a real Italian recipe I got from a colleague so I'll post it if anyone is interested.

Before Baking.....

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Before Devouring.....

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I had an amazing bacon and mushroom rigatoni last night from Picasso's in Clontarf. I find pasta is hard to get wrong but hard to make exceptionally well. This was exceptionally good pasta.

brandon_flowers

hardCopy wrote: »

I had an amazing bacon and mushroom rigatoni last night from Picasso's in Clontarf. I find pasta is hard to get wrong but hard to make exceptionally well. This was exceptionally good pasta.

Thankfully I'm only 30 mins from the Italian border, getting bad pasta in a restaurant is unacceptable. If I was making this for visitors I would be using fresh handmade pasta, the difference from boxed mass produced pasta is very noticeable (when you are eating as much of it as me, haven't had a spud in months)

iwantmydinner

hardCopy wrote: »

I had an amazing bacon and mushroom rigatoni last night from Picasso's in Clontarf. I find pasta is hard to get wrong but hard to make exceptionally well. This was exceptionally good pasta.

Noted!! I'm obsessed with pasta, must check this place out!

fussyonion

brandon_flowers wrote: »

First ever post in here

Spicy Italian Sausage Rigatoni (OK I cheated, there was no Rigatoni in the shop so I used Penne Rigate instead). It is slightly better with Rigatoni as the sauce fills the tubes a lot more. It is a real Italian recipe I got from a colleague so I'll post it if anyone is interested.

Before Baking.....

Oh wow that looks delicious! Can you share the recipe?

brandon_flowers

fussyonion wrote: »

Oh wow that looks delicious! Can you share the recipe?

Added above. Enjoy.

dipdip

Tonight we ate with friends. Dinner started with a delicious lemon and coriander houmous, smoked trout and cheese selection with fresh baguette. The main course was a garlicky pasta dish with aubergines, tomatoes and mushrooms, with a salad of roasted figs and fresh leaves. So good!

iwantmydinner

I'm no great shakes in the kitchen stakes but last night I made what I think is the tastiest thing I've ever made, a lovely spag bol with homemade meat sauce. Made a huge batch of it as well so I'm delira with myself!

For the sauce I fried red onions and celery, drop of red wine, lots of tomato puree, nicely braised Aldi Angus mince, and tinned, chopped tomatoes. Salt and and a pinch of sugar to season. Yum!

Loopy

Last night we had chicken done in a creamy mushroom sauce with veg & mash..

dipdip

Tonight we had a really delicious rich beef stew for dinner. I don't wanna call it boeuf bourguignon because it was missing a few components like the shallots and the bacon (I had none of either). But it was made with a red wine base and boy was it scrumptious. Creamy mash, broc and fine beans on the side.



My hubby didn't like his at all. :pac:



Argh, can't get the hang of posting images at all at all.

the beer revolu

(Gas) BBQ/Grilled pork chops, romanesco sauce, wilted kale, grilled courgette and tomato.
Tom, kale and courgette from the garden.

Dizzyblonde

Tonight we had sticky chicken thighs roasted with sausages - with mushrooms onions and baby potatoes.



I made this dinner so I could use my new lemon squeezer

annamcmahon

I had tuna and broccoli pasta tonight. It is something I used to make all the time but hadn't had for ages. I'd forgotten how delicious it is

the beer revolu

Grilled hake, tomato and herb salsa, steamed marrow with pork jelly, Thai rice.

RasTa

Hyderabadi Lamb with tomatoes thanks again to the curry bible. Could work with any meat but lamb makes it so much nicer.